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BSP likely to cut rates again amid low inflation, slow GDP growth – Analysts

COOLING inflation coupled with subdued economic growth will likely prompt monetary authorities to deliver another 25-basis point rate cut on Thursday, analysts polled by The Manila Times said.The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policymaking body Monetary Board has so far trimmed key interest rates twice this year, by a quarter point each time, in April and June. The benchmark rate currently stands at 5.25 percent and BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. has said that another 25-bps cut will be “on the table” during the next rate-setting meeting on Aug. 28.Consumer price growth hit six-year

By Niña Myka Pauline Arceo - August 25, 2025

Investors eye BSP meeting for rate cut cues, potential stock bargains

Fed's Musalem says more data is needed to decide whether a September rate cut is warranted

Philippine GDP growth to accelerate in Q3 thanks to favorable conditions

Analysts pessimistic on IPO prospects in the Philippines amid weak market

PEZA: 12 mayors want ecozones, too

P500-M cold storage complex to open in CamSur

Two agrarian groups bag P4.46M in food contracts

Jollibee confident in maintaining strong second-half earnings amid rising costs

Maybank's Magic 8: Ayala Land, ICTSI, URC, Cebu Pacific included

ERC approves Meralco and AboitizPower unit's 100-MW power supply agreement

Impact that lasts: Moving from CSR to sustainability

Foreign Business

Did Trump save Intel? Not really

Vice President Sara Duterte. AFP PHOTO

VP Sara lauds Filipino heroes

Purr-fect Destinations: Agoda's Top Picks in Asia for Cat Lovers

Creality Launches K2 and K2 Pro to Extend Its Premium Flagship Lineup

Blitz Electric Mobility, Indonesia's Leading EV Logistic Enabler, secures Pre-Series A Investment Led by Vynn Capital

J5 Productions - Building events with passion, precision and purpose

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Stock Watch

Stock indices as of August 22, 2025

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Brother’s diner

Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo PHOTOS FROM JAPAN EMBASSY

Expats & Diplomats

Japan donates forensic equipment to UP’s National Forensics Institute

Aside from imposing a four-point strategy to help ease traffic on Ortigas Avenue during student drop-off and pick-up hours, La Salle Green Hills is also reminding motorists going to the campus to strictly observe traffic regulations set by the MMDA. PHOTO FROM THE MMDA

La Salle Green Hills takes steps to ease traffic on Ortigas

Plensa’s ‘The Four Elements’ at the Hertogen Site. PHOTO BY JOVI MIROY

Green Industries

KU Leuven's 600th anniversary art and science exhibition tackles climate change

The EMB data center. PHOTO FROM DENR

The Philippines sees major air quality Improvement in 2024 due to emission controls